Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
How Ashley works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LISW
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ashley
Ashley Spitzer is a licensed independent social worker (LISW) with twenty years in the mental health field. She speaks plainly and listens closely, giving clients space to vent and name what they need. Parents reading this will find a calm, down-to-earth style that focuses on practical next steps rather than jargon.
Ashley aims to make sessions feel like a person-to-person conversation. She encourages questions and feedback so therapy can be adjusted to what actually helps.
Background and approach
Her approach centers on current concerns and the problems people bring into the room right now. She uses a mix of methods depending on the situation. That can include mindfulness and acceptance skills, work on unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, emotion-focused work, and trauma processing when needed.
Ashley describes herself as creative and considerate when choosing interventions so each plan fits the individual. Common issues she addresses include stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addiction concerns, anger, parenting strain, body image, and trauma and abuse. She also supports people facing career stress, relationship conflict, ADHD, chronic pain or illness, and life transitions.
Ashley practices in Ohio as an LISW and offers sessions for people ages 13 and up. She focuses on helping people notice what matters, build steady habits, and set boundaries that make everyday life feel more manageable.
What Ashley works with
Everything Ashley lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Ashley's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ashley lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Ashley’s approaches fit into online care
Ashley often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) which helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choose actions that match their values. ACT can be helpful for anxiety, stress, and anger when someone wants clearer daily direction.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking and experiment with new behaviors. CBT is practical and task-oriented, which makes it easy to adapt to remote sessions for problems like insomnia, anxiety, or low mood.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Ashley will work with each person to decide which methods to try first and adjust based on progress, goals, and comfort. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that suits the person's needs and schedule.
Online therapy with Ashley can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth work and exercises, phone calls can fit into a busy day or use less bandwidth, and chat or text works well for short check-ins, coaching-style support, or when messaging fits a person's routine. These options make it easier to get consistent care while balancing school, work, caregiving, or travel.
Questions people ask about Ashley
What concerns can Ashley help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, anger, trauma and abuse, body image, parenting strain, ADHD, and career or life transitions.
What is her general therapy style?
The style is client-centered and down-to-earth. Sessions are conversational, practical, and focused on the problems clients bring right now.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Ashley has twenty years of experience in the mental health field working with individuals and providing assessments and therapy.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LISW credential and practices in Ohio as a licensed independent social worker.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy relationship?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.